tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59442322024-03-12T17:26:21.649-07:00ochit ochatMutterings when you just need to tell someone and the world is the best place to share.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15128621611900278020noreply@blogger.comBlogger136125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944232.post-39203528468821411382018-04-18T09:22:00.003-07:002018-04-18T09:22:28.977-07:00The Age of Political CorrectnessBack in 2009 I wrote "Damned if you do and damned if you don't." These days people talk big about inclusion but it seems to me that it is a one way sort of inclusion.
I was correct. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15128621611900278020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944232.post-29364915995561819422018-04-18T09:21:00.002-07:002018-04-18T09:21:47.090-07:00Original computer
I still have my first computer, the Compaq Portable, and numerous of its 5 1/4" floppies. It looks like a portable sewing machine and weighs 25+ pounds. Don't tell the folks with Clean House for they would probably have it in a yard sale since I no longer use it. It is such a reminder of how far personal computing has come. One program I remember working in a great deal was Lotus 123. I have Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15128621611900278020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944232.post-41934141316012400252018-04-18T09:21:00.000-07:002018-04-18T09:21:06.650-07:00Is Twitter Relevant?Looking back and I found this post draft... Twitter has become a political views platform (2016-2018). There are many "bots" or people who are paid to tweet ugly and they do. It will be most interesting to see how social media evolves over the next decade.
"I do not think of myself as being ahead of the curve when it comes to technology any longer. I probably should however, as I scour theAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15128621611900278020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944232.post-81279825764638036752009-05-29T09:46:00.001-07:002009-05-29T15:13:29.516-07:00Everio HD camera looks great!Every so often an opportunity to checkout something I would actually like to use/have. Today, from a recommendation at Potamus Prefers I learned about a contest JVC is having for the Everio. I chose the GZ-HD 300R camcorder. It is amazingly light and shoots and plays in high definition. That is outstanding. I have just found another site with a similar sweepstakes which is called Lizzy Dear's Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15128621611900278020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944232.post-60844846105149922572009-05-28T21:05:00.000-07:002009-05-28T22:28:43.677-07:00From Internet to MobileYesterday I was involved in a discussion about the future of what we now call "the internet." Twenty years ago, the World Wide Web was new. People joined CompuServe and AOL with a unique name* that became their email address even though very few emailed in the early 1990's. Spam was non-existent and internet commerce had not yet begun. Those online at the time visited "meeting rooms" and spoke Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15128621611900278020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944232.post-14658322072508265052009-05-27T16:37:00.000-07:002009-05-27T16:59:48.299-07:00Letter CursingLetter Cursing - let-ter curs'ingvar gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-4036279-9"); pageTracker._setDomainName("reference.com"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15128621611900278020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944232.post-35222534154351489742009-05-26T21:46:00.001-07:002009-05-26T21:55:05.119-07:00Bunkie ByesYou know why I'm going to bed?Because the bed won't come to me.Mary Emma Mathews, Yazoo City, MSMary Emma Vandavere Mathews was my mother's mother. She was a teacher and lived a couple of miles "as the crow flies" from Yazoo City in the hills. Memories of homemade breakfasts, lunches and dinners sitting in the hot kitchen or around the large round dining room table are seared in my brain. She wasAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15128621611900278020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944232.post-17863044834545276822009-05-25T12:50:00.000-07:002009-05-25T13:19:37.191-07:00Check your RingsI am named for my paternal grandmother, Mabyn Gordon Kean. She died when I was a youngster so I only remember her through photographs now. My father loved her so much and I loved my daddy. Yes, I was a daddy's girl. When I was a young adult, my parents gave me Mimi's diamond wedding ring, which I loved. It was one of those pieces of jewelry that you never take off. It was simply beautiful with Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15128621611900278020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944232.post-38783689735105170682009-05-24T14:25:00.000-07:002009-05-24T15:09:25.519-07:00Walk down Memory LaneWhile walking through Washington DC over the Memorial Day weekend I talked about wishing I had a pedometer. I would have loved to have known how far we walked that day. (In fact, I may invest in one since I really would like to know how far I "move" on a weekly basis.) We walked up and down the National Mall, through Chinatown, past the White House and up and down Pennsylvania Avenue several Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15128621611900278020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944232.post-2835583700550384412009-05-22T09:13:00.000-07:002009-05-22T12:02:53.086-07:00Flying High TodayTraveling via airplane has changed dramatically. My husband and I commuted every weekend long before frequent flyer was offered by the airlines. He worked at a tv station in Pittsburgh and I kept the home fires burning in Louisiana. It was expensive to say the least. However, so much more than that has changed. The once cute, trim stewardesses have been switched out for Denny's waitresses, it Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15128621611900278020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944232.post-65042209538884254412009-05-20T22:21:00.000-07:002009-05-20T22:48:16.172-07:00Twitter a Soap Opera?It is not where 'social media' is but where it is going. Twitter is fun but who can do that continually other than bored housewives or kids? It appears to have taken the place of the soap opera and days at the park. God Bless employers these days. The influx of this social drama into the workplace must be a huge drain on resources.Tonight on Jay Leno I heard a longer haired Ben Stiller talking Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15128621611900278020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944232.post-33348376096790291632009-05-20T16:19:00.000-07:002009-05-20T16:24:47.720-07:00Laptop GiveawayI love sharing links to great technology and sweepstakes. Yesterday I found a site called Metropolitan Mama that is giving away a Toshiba Protege M750. The laptop is different than laptops I am familiar with since it can convert into a tablet. Also impressive is that it is digial pen and touch screen capable. For a sales rep it sounds like heaven plugged in. You've still got time to enter so Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15128621611900278020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944232.post-51215905115515114972009-05-20T08:12:00.000-07:002009-05-20T13:18:41.641-07:00#GNOMomma or as most would say, Mama, used to say alot of things. When I dawdled, which must have been frequently, she used to say in a very strict voice "Time is Marching." I always felt that she lived her life in the fast lane. She would have gone nuts with these "gadgets" we have today. She hated the technology era. She was an avid reader. It makes me wonder if I could have convinced her to use aAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15128621611900278020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944232.post-87383475144432656312009-05-19T07:08:00.000-07:002009-05-19T09:40:30.126-07:00Mommy Blogs!To be a young mom in 2009 must mean to blog. There are oodles of "mommy blogs" all over the internet. Many appear to be doing well and have a readership. Perhaps I was born in the wrong decade. I think technology is fabulous. What I would have given to have had the internet's searching capabilities 24 years ago!If you are looking for a good blog that reviews products well, then take a test drive Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15128621611900278020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944232.post-16363813827837857412009-05-18T12:51:00.000-07:002009-05-18T13:16:33.533-07:00I have had many people ask me "how do I win so many sweepstakes?" I have not won "many sweepstakes nor do I win often" but I was fortunate to win computers and from great sponsors like Hewlett Packard Most of these companies work through some type of marketing company like ePrize. You can see their live promotions at http://eprize.com/portfolio . There are numerous sweepstakes letters out theirAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15128621611900278020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944232.post-20164602261402604752009-05-15T12:35:00.000-07:002009-05-15T12:51:52.727-07:00If you look around the blogosphere, you will notice that many of the current blogs are penned by stay-at-home moms about their life. Specifically they are about women with infant to school aged children. If there is a giveaway, it is usually a baby item.What about the rest of the female world? What about women who choose not to have children or ones, like myself, who have raised their kids Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15128621611900278020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944232.post-90077267921300351242008-04-23T13:22:00.000-07:002008-04-23T13:31:36.283-07:00Promised a Rose Garden!This blog should be dedicated to hobbies and all of the fun things in life...things I sneak moments in to do. I love to watch my husband steal moments to do some of his. Grant you, they are brief moments but it is really good to see him get to play a game of golf or work in the garden. Those are two such opposite things but he derives pleasure from each. Over the weekend we drove to a local Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15128621611900278020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944232.post-39149632681605976552007-12-26T12:49:00.000-08:002007-12-26T12:58:58.064-08:00Sign up at Spotwinner under me!I should have updated my website more frequently. Brandport changed it's name to Spotwinner. You can reach Spotwinner through the banner on this site or you can reach the site from my personal link:https://www.spotwinner.com/Default.aspx?refcode=1265232. They don't spam your email which is great. I've won twice so far. I won a $50 American Express gift card and a $1000 American Express Gift Card.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15128621611900278020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944232.post-23613999628225332942007-09-04T10:57:00.000-07:002007-09-04T11:09:26.746-07:00Winning $$ at Brandport now!I'm still having fun playing Brandport probably because I tend to be winning on a regular basis. (That makes it more fun.) Since the site is still so new, it may still be a viable option for anyone running across this to hook onto it now while it is still in the newness phase. Also, as an update...The Winzy website has really grown and their prize list has gotten great! Here is a new link for Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15128621611900278020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944232.post-4540800119146140862007-08-08T13:45:00.000-07:002007-08-08T13:50:31.889-07:00Brandsweeps is a bit of funFor years I worked in advertising. Running across this BrandSweeps websitehttp://www.bpsweeps.com/Default.aspx?refcode=1265232 lets me review commercials weekly. I really enjoy that. And now I have won twice. Admittedly, I do it ala "Rush Limbaugh"...with the sound off. I figure if they can get their point across to me that way then the spot is good.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15128621611900278020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944232.post-86832040275529741602007-07-23T15:42:00.000-07:002007-07-23T15:45:26.130-07:00New Sweepstakes appears to be worth it.I found a new sweepstakes site that has you look at commercials and then tell if you like them or not by answering one, maximium two questions. Brandport Sweepstakes The weekly prizes are GREAT. Check it out. I play it weekly and it doesn't take much time. The points seem to keep adding up and they remind you to play and tell you what that weeks prizes are. I'm game!mabyn :0Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15128621611900278020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944232.post-32072326819706451062006-11-30T11:16:00.000-08:002006-11-30T11:23:14.891-08:00Smell like Christmas?Christmas Season is here and we went artificial. The kids don't know yet. Ahhh, the fresh smell of rubber. Yes, rubber! Well, it's time for Xela Christmas Tree scented aromasticks and they can be purchased at numerous retailers across Louisiana - lucky for me. I know where to go because I sold them to the stores so, this afternoon, I'll pick a store and go get a 4ounce size that has the atomizerAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15128621611900278020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944232.post-46137836646598951662006-11-29T16:15:00.000-08:002006-11-30T11:31:10.635-08:00Have you heard about Barefoot Parties?Shopping at home or by computer is great and pretty much the norm these days. Having a personal connection to the company, someone you can talk to about your purchases much less the ability to EARN merchandise or cash, is so refreshing. That's why I became a consultant with Barefoot Parties. There are so many opportunities with this organization, starting with buying great gifts straight from theAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15128621611900278020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944232.post-43386536944165876612006-10-23T20:39:00.000-07:002006-11-29T16:44:46.444-08:00Something for NothingtheFreeLot - Cool prizes, Totally Free!"> It is hard to get something for nothing... I enjoy trying. One of my new hobbies is sweepstakes and it is fun to win, although I've never won anything really big. This website has a new prize ever few days and they keep YOUR odds of winning posted which is fun to watch.I have to admit... spam increased a bit so I stopped playing. mabyn :)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15128621611900278020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5944232.post-23764069689894826402006-10-15T20:02:00.000-07:002006-10-15T20:09:13.754-07:00Winzy, win Prizes to search Click on this button to sign up for a new search engine that you will actually earn points daily everytime you happen to search for something. Occasionally when you do, you might win a prize! The rules are on the site. It's fun... why not?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15128621611900278020noreply@blogger.com